Ann Miller

b. Johnnie Lucille Ann Collier, 12 April 1923, Chireno, Texas, USA, d. 22 January 2004, Los Angeles, California, USA. A vivacious, long-legged tap dancer (500 taps per minute) who achieved stardom rather late in her career via several classic film musicals of the late 40s and early 50s. After her parents were divorced when she was about nine years old, Miller, of Irish, French and Cherokee descent, moved with her mother to California and supplemented the family's finances by dancing in clubs. An RKO talent scout spotted her there, and in the late 30s she made a few films for t...